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Bjørn Wirkola
1943Aug, 4

Bjørn Wirkola

Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper and footballer
Bjørn Tore Wirkola (born 4 August 1943) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

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Events on 1943

  • 11Feb

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    World War II: General Dwight D. Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe.
  • 30May

    Auschwitz concentration camp

    The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp.
  • 19Jun

    Pittsburgh Steelers

    The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.
  • 6Nov

    Kiev

    World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Kiev. Before withdrawing, the Germans destroy most of the city's ancient buildings.
  • 4Dec

    Josip Broz Tito

    World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.